Sore Doodle

Naah; I'm a fatalist. I don't waste time doing the "if only...", I just
seek to make the best of the current situation.
~

Ta.
gNat was much cheerier today.
Clem

 

~
Yeah; I'm at Warburton until Saturday.
Clem

 

It's good to know the weight factor can work for you in those
circumstances, and did.

--<KeroseneCowboy>--

 

We might have to move the esky within hopping distance of the couch.

Just what the doctor ordered!
Clem

 

What sort of conditions cause a large bike to lean to one side anyhow,
and why wouldn't you countersteer to counter that?

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

Heh heh; that's very true Pete!
I'll have to tell her I was just helping her catch-up!
Clem

 

Pfft! Everything I OWN runs out of petrol!!
The Sprint ran out of starter-clutch sprag-gear teeth as well.
Clem

 

You'd better ask Knobdoodle about that.

Countersteer? On a BMW? ha ha ha haaaa
They can't mono either. Can they?

--<KeroseneCowboy>--

 

Hah hah; now THAT's therapy Joe!
Clem
(Actually I'm a bit sore and sorry so I'm keeping a low profile at the mo')

 

It must be a BMW-GS thing. The bike and I landed on my pillion when I
tried to ride a 1200GS backwards through a hairpin too. I was only
doing 25kph and the mud was nice and soft to land on (or so I kept
telling Jo every time she complained about the bruising)

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

So that's why Natalie was pushin ya?

--<KeroseneCowboy>--

 

I dunno KC; I live closer to New Zealand than I do to Phillip Island so the
local horticulture is a mystery to me!
Clem
(but I'll gladly sit on the front steps drinking Bushy's and staring at it
until the sun goes down... and beyond...)

 

Do you actually ride a bike?? Know how that leaning thingy works? Yes? Then
what has body weight got to do with bike control?

Theo

 

You were mates with Hammo back then?

Theo

 

Good to hear Clem. Give her a kiss for me. (On the knee, of course).

Theo

 

Come over when you get back Clem, I have a nice Red bike you may be
interested in.

(a camp bed in the garage too if you need somewhere to hide).

Boxer

 

I will teach him how to drive a outfit by then, wont fall over in corners
then.

Boxer

 

pray they write off the bmvv: anything that ugly should be shot and get
a nice jap bike that won't fall over without warning.

bmw traillies are just too big!

 

That's not leaning, that's loss of traction. You don't lean to recover
from loss of traction, you need to use your knee to help push the bike
back up onto it's wheels, Doohan Turn 1 style, or in Knobdoodle's case,
use your pillion's knee.

You were funnier when you were pretending not to be Kiwipete.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

Weight differential factor Theo. The difference between the bike's and
the rider's weight. If you or I went into space and gave the moon a
belt with a ten pound hammer, the moon wouldn't notice, but if the
bloody moon decided to take that same hammer and belt us, we'd be
certain to know about it. If a 60kg person riding a BMW leaned to one
side to take a corner, the bike would lean further quicker than if a
45 kg person was the rider of that same bike. You can even relate it
to leverage exerted on the bike by the rider's body. More weight, more
leverage if the rider is the same height. If the rider is tall, less
weight might be needed, especially if the rider has a big head.
(joking)

--<KeroseneCowboy>--